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Shogakukan

One of Japan's "big three" manga publishers. The annual Newcomer Comic Award feeds every Shogakukan magazine — Weekly Shōnen Sunday, Big Comic, Ciao, Cheese!, and more — via a single application.

This publisher only accepts submissions written in Japanese.

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Magazines

Weekly Shōnen Sunday
Open nowJapanese only
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Weekly Shōnen Sunday

Shogakukan's flagship shōnen weekly. Accepts newcomer submissions year-round through the Newcomer Comic Award and mochikomi.

ShonenActionMystery+1 moreMangaOne-shot
Big Comic Spirits
Open nowJapanese only
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Big Comic Spirits

Seinen weekly. Newcomer submissions via the Shogakukan Newcomer Comic Award (seinen department) and editorial mochikomi.

SeinenSlice of lifeRomanceMangaOne-shot
Cheese!
Open nowJapanese only
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Cheese!

Shōjo/josei monthly. The Manga Grand Prix runs every month — Premium Debut Prize is ¥1,000,000 plus immediate debut.

ShoujoJoseiRomanceMangaOne-shot
Gessan (Monthly Shōnen Sunday)
Open nowJapanese only
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Gessan (Monthly Shōnen Sunday)

Monthly Shōnen Sunday. Runs the Gessan Manga Award and an online mochikomi system where you can pick a specific editor by weekday.

ShonenComedySlice of life+1 moreMangaOne-shot
Sho-Comi
Open nowJapanese only
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Sho-Comi

Shogakukan's shōjo biweekly. The Sho-Comi Academia program accepts web submissions with feedback by Zoom or phone.

ShoujoRomanceMangaOne-shot
Big Comic
Open nowJapanese only
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Big Comic

Flagship seinen biweekly (Golgo 13). Newcomer submissions via the Shogakukan Newcomer Comic Award (seinen department).

SeinendramaMysteryMangaOne-shot
Big Comic Original
Open nowJapanese only
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Big Comic Original

Seinen biweekly with one of the largest print circulations in Japan (Tsuribaka Nisshi, Monster history). Submissions via the Shogakukan Newcomer Comic Award.

SeinendramaSlice of lifeMangaOne-shot
CoroCoro Comic
Open nowJapanese only
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CoroCoro Comic

Japan's biggest children's manga monthly (Doraemon, Pokémon). Newcomer submissions via the children's department of the Shogakukan Newcomer Comic Award.

kodomoComedyActionMangaOne-shot
Monthly Flowers
Open nowJapanese only
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Monthly Flowers

Josei/shōjo monthly (7SEEDS, Poe no Ichizoku). Submissions via the shōjo/josei department of the Shogakukan Newcomer Comic Award.

JoseiShoujodrama+1 moreMangaOne-shot

Distribution platforms

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Contests

Shogakukan 100th Newcomer Comic Award
Ongoing · Mar 15, 2027